St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-21
BIG WHEAT FIGURES.
Promised Heavy Increase in the Con-
sumption at Minneapolis.
THE SHORTAGE ON DEMAND.
The Story of the New Crop as Told
In Actual Facts and
Figures.

"The study of current wheat figures
presents an interesting situation" said
Col G. d. Rogers yesterday. Il have
put some OF the facts together for gen.
eral information" The result of his
work appears in the Market Record and
shows, first, the receipts of wheat in
Minneapolis from Aug. have been in
round numbers 12.0O0 600 bushels. There
were in store here OH Aug. l. $, 577, 522
bushels; there are in store here now
1901. 629 bushels. In other words, there
are practically 100000 bushels less
wheat in store here now than at the be-
ginning of the crop year, while at the
same time the receipts have exceeded
expectations. Some 13,000,U00 bushels
OF wheat have gone out of sight at Min
neapoliS since the beginning of the crop
year, reckoning that to be Aug. l. In
the same time the shipments from here
have been ,. 129, 10 bushels. This indi-
Gates local consumption of some TO-
O00,000 bushels in this city, which. con-
tinued through the year, would absorb
about 40,0O0.0G0 bushels. And at the
same rate of shipment about 12,000,0 900
would be required for that purpose, or
in all not less than 50,000,000 bushels of
wheat would be needed to fill local de-
mands for this crop year. The supply
of Minnesota and Dakota is practically
S0.C00.000 bushels. So far on this crop
Duluth has taken nearly 1000, 900 bush
els. or TO be more accurate, $4,000
Continuing at the same rate for the
year, that point should receive some
16.0O0,000 bushels. But as the big end
of the Duluth movement is in the fore
part of the crop movement, the same
rate cannot DE calculated upon for the
year. Allowing that 12.00O,000 bushels
go there. we have IS, G000G bushels for
all other purposes.
The requirements for bread and seed,
iii this state and Dakota, fer the twelve
months are approximately 100000
bushels. There will be shipped ont by
routes south of either Minneapolis. St.
Paul or Duluth say 100000 bushels
that will never appear at either of these
terminal points. The capacity of mer-
chant mills outside of this city. in the
state and territory equals the capacity
here. Those mills are generally in
operation now but are not expected to
run through the year with the Steadi-
ness of the Minneapolis mills. 1t is safe
to count on them for turning out flour
enough to consume 1900, 900 bushels of
wheat if they can get the wheat at pay
ng figures.
Minneapolis mills cannot be depended
on to run so heavy during the winter as
they are now doing as there will likely
sbe more of a shortage III the water sup
ply. From the beginning Of the crop
year the output of flour has exceeded
that of year ago and, counting all pos
Sible accidents, the mills here cannot
get through without using 3O.0O0,OOO
bushels OF wheat. Taking these several
requirements the amount needed ex-
ceeds the total crop as shown in the fol-
lowing tabulated statement:
Bushels.
Bread and seed 600. 600
Minneapolis wheat shipment IL 600, 900
Minneapolis milling consump-
ton ........................ 50 600. 900
Duluth movement. ......... i - 900, 900
Country merchant mills. IL, 900 OCO
Southern shipments. .......... 1000 0G0
Total Observation-Disclosures 90, 600 600
1otdI CROP. ...'..-.... .So,ooOOGO
Shortage Observation-Disclosures. Is, 600, 900
The demand for wheat to go from here
into winter wheat districts, for milling
there, was never so active before. Dur
ing the week orders have been accepted
here for hundreds of cars of wheat to go
to mills throughout Pennsylvania, Mary
land and Virginia, saying nothing of the
calls from states nearer home. There
Is no reason to expect any material
abatement i'll that demand, which prom